微塵子

Japanese
Kanji in this term
微 塵 子
み
Grade: S		 じん
Hyōgaiji		 こ
Grade: 1
goon kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
水蚤

Etymology

From 微塵 (mijin, “small fragment or piece”) +‎ 子 (-ko, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) みじんこ [mìjíńkó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [mʲiʑĩŋko̞]

Noun

微(み)塵(じん)子(こ) or 微塵子(ミジンコ) • (mijinko) ←みぢんこ (midinko) or ミヂンコ (midinko)?

  1. a water flea of the genus Daphnia

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 微(ミ)塵(ジン)子(コ)輪(ワ)虫(ムシ) (mijinko wamushi)
  • 貝(カイ)微(ミ)塵(ジン)子(コ) (kai mijinko)
  • 剣(ケン)微(ミ)塵(ジン)子(コ) (ken mijinko)
  • 玉(タマ)微(ミ)塵(ジン)子(コ) (tama mijinko)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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